Symptoms of Depression
If you feel or have any of these
for more than two or three weeks and you don't understand why or you
understand why but can't do anything about it , seek help or talk to a
friend or family member. Diagnosing yourself is very difficult,
so please don't wait until it gets so bad that you can't function.
If you already feel that
low don't give up on yourself, nothing is impossible the black you see
today, will be a memory for a white tomorrow.
- Feeling sad
and/or depressed most of the time
- Loss of
interest in doing the things that you love (hobbies, exercise, friends
and family, career)
- Loss of
motivation
- Changes in
sleep (excessive sleeping, not able to fall asleep, not able to stay
asleep, waking up too early)
- No energy,
easily fatigued
- Appetite change
(excessive eating, or loss of appetite)
- Weight loss or
gain (without trying)
- Difficulty
making decisions
- Feeling to cry for the least word
or for no reason but in your thoughts
- Emotional even when watching a
movie
- Unable to
remember things (forgetfulness)
- Fuzzy thinking
(unable to think clearly)
- Negative
thoughts (there is a mean voice in your head that won't be quiet, and it
is so loud you can't hear anything else) bad or worry thoughts,
or even negative thoughts
- Negative
attitude (everybody and everything is wrong and stupid)
- No self worth
- Low self-esteem
- Very sensitive
and easily hurt
- Crying easily
or can't cry at all
- Circular
thinking (going around in your head without any resolution)
- Feelings of
anger
- Feelings of
guilt
- Social
isolation (avoiding your friends and family on the telephone and social
situations)
- Anxiety (I
didn't realize I was having anxiety attacks, and suffering from acute
anxiety for a long time. Depression and anxiety are linked)
- Pain in your
body with no cause. (aches in joints, muscles, strange places - real
pain, but difficult to attribute to anything)
- Worrying about
your health
- Headaches
- Avoiding seeing
the doctor
- "Catastrophising"
(I know it is not a word, but it is where you think the worst all the
time, e.g.: if someone is late, it is not because they got stuck in
traffic, but instead because they have had a horrible accident, or, the
pain in your leg is not a symptom of depression, but instead is bone
cancer)
- Feelings of
hopelessness
- Unable to
imagine that life/the future will ever be different, that you will ever
feel different
- Reduced or no
interest in sex
- Hate waking up
in the morning
- Anxiety dreams
- Thoughts of
suicide* or not wanting to live or exists
- Feeling
restless
- Feeling nervous
and uneasy
- Mood swings and
irritability (one minute you are yelling and the next you are crying)
- Easily
Overwhelmed
- The day or night doesn't matter,
when day come you wanted to end when night comes it looks too long
- careless in normal task
- Why and what for everything don't
matter even yourself
*If you are having
thoughts of suicide, even if you think you won't act on them, please GET
HELP.
Your pain is not
going to be forever, please believe me.
Your future is going to be
different from your past .
if you think or know no
one cares,
God cares as he put you here on this world for a reason
